Cochlicella barbara

Small Pointed Snail at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

Cochlicella barbara	15 Dec 2020	trevorpreston
Prietocella barbara	14 Dec 2020	trevorpreston
Gastropoda sp. (class)	7 Mar 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Gastropoda sp. (class)	7 Mar 2020	RodDeb

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both within a few fence palings of each other and not that close to any permanent water

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trevorpreston wrote:

14 Dec 2020

I'm suggesting Prietocella barbara (p 526 Australian Land Snails Vol 1 by Stanisic).
Native to Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Can be found in dunes, gardens, roadside vegetation, pasture and grain crops where it can reach high densities and spoil crops.

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
6 Mar 2020 02:16 PM Recorded on
RodDeb Recorded by
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Other Invertebrates Molluscs (Mollusca) Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cochlicella barbara

Species information

Cochlicella barbara Scientific name
Small Pointed Snail Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Medium weed or pest
Up to 749m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Prietocella barbara

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